Luciano Acevedo was convicted of running over and killing a motorcyclist. Now he's charged with murdering a homeless man.

Luciano Acevedo was convicted of running over and killing a motorcyclist. Now he's charged with murdering a homeless man.

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Updated: 7:25 PM PDT Jun 23, 2015

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WEBVTT ERIN: WE WILL BE FOLLOWINGTHISMUCH MORE AT 11:00.DAN: ON THE CRIME WATCH, NEWDETAILS EMERGING ABOUT THECENTRAL COAST MAN ACCUSED OFSHOOTING AND KILLING A HOMELESSMAN IN WATSONVILLE MORE THAN AWEEK AGO.HE IS LUCIANO ACEVEDO, ANDTODAY, WE LEARNED HE HAS KILLEDBEFORE.WE GET THE STORY FROM ACTIONNEWS REPORTER FELIX CORTEZ.HE'S LIVE OUTSIDE THE MONTEREYCOUNTY JAIL.FELIX:AGAIN, IT IS A CASE OFLUCIANO ACEVEDO AWAITINGTRANSFER TO SANTA CRUZ COUNTYJAIL.HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER.SEVEN YEARS AGO, HE KILLED AMOTORCYCLIST IN A HIT-AND-RUNACCIDENT.WATSONVILLE POLICE SAY AHOMELESS MAN WAS SHOT AND KILLEDMORE THAN A WEEK AGO AND WASMURDERED BY THIS MAN.HE WAS ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKENDAT THE SALINAS MOTEL.HE IS THE SAME MAN THATKILLED MY FATHER BACK IN AUGUSTOF 2008.THAT IS A NAME I WILL NEVERFORGET.FELIX:SPEAKING BY PHONE, SHESAID NEWS REPORTS BROUGHT BACKMEMORIES OF HER FATHER'S TRAGICDEATH.HE WAS KILLED SEVEN YEARS AGOWHEN ACEVEDO PLOWED INTO HISMOTORCYCLE AND FLED THE SCENE.HE PLED NO CONTEST.I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLECOME ACROSS SITUATIONS LIKETHIS.THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE LIFE OFSOMEONE THEY LOVE IS IN THE NEWSYEARS LATER FOR TAKING ANOTHERLIFE IN COLD BLOOD.FELIX: THE DEATH APPEARED TO BEACCIDENTAL, AZEVEDO WASSIGNALEDTO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON.HE GOT THREE YEARS PROBATION ANDA YEAR IN COUNTY JAIL.AT THE TIME OF SENTENCING,AZEVEDO APPEARED REMORSEFUL ANDSHE TRULY BELIEVED IN SECONDCHANCES.MISTY: IT IS DISTURBING TO ME TOSEE THE PERSON WHO DID NOT TAKEADVANTAGE OF THE SECOND CHANCE.HE GOT OFF EXTREMELY LIGHT.FOR KILLING MY DAD.AND IT IS JUSTSAD, ABOUT THEWHOLE THING.FELIX:HE IS EXPECTED TO BETRANSFERRED TOMORROW TO THESANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL TO FACETHOSE MURDER CHARGES.

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Luciano Acevedo was convicted of running over and killing a motorcyclist. Now he's charged with murdering a homeless man.